The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-24

with the shortest day. The reason OF its delay
may be traced back to the hot period OF July,
August and September, when the earth in this
latitude absorbed vast reservoirs of heat and the
radiation of these vast stores prolongs autumn to
the threshold of winter. However, last Saturday
evening five inches of snow fell at this place and
the merry tinkling of the sleighbells now fills the
air.
We are pleased to say the Evangelical revival
is succeeding better than reported last week.
Several penitents are at the altar and the pros
poets are bright for religious reawakening. Let
the good work be earnestly pushed forward.
Mr.. Robert Roller has erected chopping mill
on his farm. Hereafter all grain fed his stock will
be ground, besides the mill will do considerable
custom work for the surrounding country.
It is currently reported that creamery viii be
opened in the spring at this place. Messrs Bailey
and Ward will be the founders of the nsw enter
prise. For some time past this new Innovation
in butter-making has been successfully tried at
Glen Rock and Genville. The new plant will
cost upwards of thousand dollars. In my next
1 will give the agricultural readers o. TIE UNION
the inside workings of how the new business is
conducted.
Our genial postmaster, Mr.. John R. yonemaker,
is Just recovering from severe lines. We are
glad to see his cheerful face again aid trust he
may be speedily restored to health.
That the times are hard is undenhble in the
Upper End when it comes to selling ,roperty.-
Mr.. George F. Miller sold his farm lear Ruhl's
Church, this week, to Mr.. George Hampshire, of
New Freedom, for $1,000. This farm cost its
owner upwards of $4,000 only a few yars since.
Quite lately we paid q visit to ourold friend,
Mr.. Edward Wineholt, manager on tie farms OF
P. A. & S. Small, in your county. BIS home is
typicaly English, even with Joe, the Nd keeper,
and the pipes and cider in the bargain. May
many Christmases still find this home asmerry as
at present.
D. Owings, riding behind old Dobbin. By the
way, Mr.. Owings is the 9th district correspondent
of The UNION and Item and is just full OF original
sayings and few follies escape his lively sarcasm.
Every time an old friend of mine reads humor-
GUS piece in the Item he quickly looks over his
eyeglasses and says, "Thats Owings again"
We are glad to say without exception that the
Maryland colony, in York county, is prospecting,
and each one appears happy in exceling the other
in the good graces of the Pennsylvania people,
Mr.. Samuel II. Green has sufficiently recovered
his health to be about the house. Mr.. s. Merry
man Anderson is busy shipping milk and appears
several years younger than when he first came
among us. Mr.. Joseph s. Freeland like Voltaire,
is living merry, laughing hearty and taking on
more adpose tissue than could be accredited to
Jumbo in his palmiest days. Mr.. Geo. F. Miller,
our keen-sighted business man, is too much en-
crossed to be interviewed often. However, when
Mr.. Jas. H. Mccullough, who owns fine farm on
the west side of town, is also busy in the timber
trade. Occasionally his eight mule team, with
bells, comes down into your county for timber and
makes fine appearance. Some of the credulous
ask how is it the Maryland folks succeed SO well
in our State. Even Gov. Pattison was Mary
lander. That's proper. Don't you see its justice
giving back what VIM. Penn hypothecated. But
our school histories say Pennsylvania should own
Baltimore county and the Belt. Mayhap they
do, but we have boss at present who wears a
white hat What coincident. Penn wore a
white hat too.
Another edition of THE UNION brings us to
Christmas eve. Many glad faces will be seen in
this town, but judging from the good things that
went down to Ruhl's school others will be equally
happy. We wish The UNION another successful
year, and its editors and patrons merry Christ
mas and happy New Year. D.
Fork, 18th District.-By little oversight on
the part of our postmaster, The UNION failed to
reach us on Saturday last and we were disap.
pointed. As we gathered around the comfortable
stove, while the storm ragged without, we felt its
loss the more.
The snow of Saturday, while it kept people from
church on Sabbath, made glad the hearts of the
young people as they anticipate good time sleigh
ing during the moonlight nights of the coming
week.
The Mite Society met on the first Wednesday
of this month at Mrs. William Tarberts. There
was goodly number in attendance. Adjourned
to meet at Mrs. DR.. Gorsuch's the first Wednesday
in January,::at 7.3O p. m.
short time since q hawk came down in our
yard, picked up q chicken and flew to the woods
with it. A young man in our employ followed the
hawk and captured the chicken. 1t was not hurt
by its passage through the air, but badly frightened
The following is verbatim copy of letter
LII -: c. IL
showing her faith in his existence
MR.. SANTIE CLAUSE. SOUTH POLE.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
DEAR SANTIE CLAUSE-PLEASE SEND
ME DOLL THAT is ALL WANT. COME
SEE US CHRISTMAS. GOOD BYE.
YOUR LITTLE FRIEND BERTHE.
-. s.--f WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE1
BACK COMB, IF YOU THINK AM COOL
ENOUGH TO HAVE BOTH.
Before another issue of your paper Christmas
with all its pleasures and friendly reunions viii
have come and gone. We wish you and you
readers a Merry Christmas and happy New Year
with many returns of the same. INcoG.
The young gentlemen of Kingsville and this vi
cinity will hold grand ball at Shirley Hall, OF
Thursday evening, December 22nd, which, if tn,
weather proves favorable, promises to be quite ar
enjoyable affair.
Mr.. Charles o. Burton, who for some time pas
has been engaged in the manufacturing of carri-
ages at this place, contemplates moving to Balti
more shortly.
Mr.. VIM. O. B. Wright, who has been appointed
to a clerkship under Mr.. Benjamin W. Ady, Reg
lister of Wills, goes back and forth to TowsontowI
every day. He is popular gentleman and wei
fitted for the position which he fills.
The ladies of ST. Stephens congregation, Upper
Falls, will hold an oyster supper at st. Stephens
Hall, on Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings
Dec. 29th, Both and 31th. Several valuable arti
cles will be raf1ed, among them handsome silver
watch and gold ring In case of Indictment
weather the supper will be postponed until Jan
End and 3rd.
The appointment by the School Board of Sena.
tor-elect James ]. Linsay as trustee of school No
g. near here in place of Mr. Charles o. Burton, re-
signed, meets with general satisfaction and is a
compliment to our young friend, as his early school
days were passed in that school.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
He Favors Annexation Now, and Why
Winfield j. Taylor, Esq, well known member of
the bar, who resides in the Belt section of the 9th
district, has written the following letter to Mayor
Latrobe:
"I write to accept, after deliberstion, your un-
expected appointment of myself as a member of
the Belt committee on annexation. Some eleven
years have elapsed since opposed, to the utmost
OF my AFFINITY, ana with the most honest motives,
annexation in every and all forms, and observa-
ton during these years forces me to believe that
any one opposing annexation now is doing him
self and others an almost irremediable wrong.
In the hottest moments of our opposition we al
ways admitted that the Belt naturally and equita-
bly, belonged to the city in prospective, and that
annexation was only question Of time. But, OF
course, we decided that question then, as we will
do now, and as people nearly always do, on self
ish grounds And the time has now come for an
nexation-the turning point arrived at when the
best terms are offered BY the city the one hand,